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Patriot Spirit headed to Preakness S. (G1) after Illinois Derby romp

Constitution’s dynamic 3-year-old colt Patriot Spirit rolled to a front-running 5 ½-length victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne, earning the Mike Campbell trainee a trip to the Preakness S. (G1) on the third Saturday in May. Constitution, a top-10 sire nationally, will be represented in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) by Louisiana […]

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Constitution’s dynamic 3-year-old colt Patriot Spirit rolled to a front-running 5 ½-length victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne, earning the Mike Campbell trainee a trip to the Preakness S. (G1) on the third Saturday in May. Constitution, a top-10 sire nationally, will be represented in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) by Louisiana […]

Audible filly earns Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) berth with Weber City Miss victory

Call Another Play’s come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss S. at Laurel Park earned the 3-year-old daughter of Audible an automatic berth in the starting gate for this year’s Miss Preakness S. (G2), should her connections choose to run. Call Another Play, who was making her stakes debut in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile contest, […]

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Call Another Play’s come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss S. at Laurel Park earned the 3-year-old daughter of Audible an automatic berth in the starting gate for this year’s Miss Preakness S. (G2), should her connections choose to run. Call Another Play, who was making her stakes debut in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile contest, […]

Constitution’s Neat wins Transylvania S. (G3) in breathtaking fashion

Neat made a daring move between horses in deep stretch to win Friday’s $400,000 Transylvania S. (G3) by a nose over Cugino. The victory marked the first graded stakes win for the 3-year-old Constitution colt, who had won the Texas Turf Mile by 5 ¼-lengths in his previous outing. Neat is the fifth graded stakes […]

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Neat made a daring move between horses in deep stretch to win Friday’s $400,000 Transylvania S. (G3) by a nose over Cugino. The victory marked the first graded stakes win for the 3-year-old Constitution colt, who had won the Texas Turf Mile by 5 ¼-lengths in his previous outing. Neat is the fifth graded stakes […]

Catching Freedom goes from last-to-first in $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2)

Catching Freedom, a 3-year-old son of Constitution, earned a trip to this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) with an incredible stretch run in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (G2), coming from last with three furlongs to run to win the 1 3/16-mile race by a length over Honor Marie. The victory earned Catching Freedom 100 points on the […]

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Catching Freedom, a 3-year-old son of Constitution, earned a trip to this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) with an incredible stretch run in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (G2), coming from last with three furlongs to run to win the 1 3/16-mile race by a length over Honor Marie. The victory earned Catching Freedom 100 points on the […]

Okiro becomes first stakes winner for Yoshida (JPN) with Animal Kingdom S. victory

Okiro powered down the Turfway Park stretch to win Saturday’s $250,000 Animal Kingdom stakes going away by 2 ¼-lengths to become the first stakes winner for Yoshida (JPN). Second in last year’s Hollywood Beach S. at Gulfstream Park, 3-year-old Okiro is owned by Yutaka Enterprises Corp and is trained by Jose Garoffalo. Okiro was making […]

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Okiro powered down the Turfway Park stretch to win Saturday’s $250,000 Animal Kingdom stakes going away by 2 ¼-lengths to become the first stakes winner for Yoshida (JPN). Second in last year’s Hollywood Beach S. at Gulfstream Park, 3-year-old Okiro is owned by Yutaka Enterprises Corp and is trained by Jose Garoffalo. Okiro was making […]

WinStar Farm secures NIL deal with University of Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard

WinStar Farm announced today that it has secured an NIL deal with University of Kentucky basketball player Reed Sheppard to promote WinStar stallion Life Is Good. A freshman guard for John Calipari’s Wildcats, Sheppard was Mr. Kentucky Basketball in 2023 and a McDonald’s All-American. Also honored as the 2022 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year, […]

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WinStar Farm announced today that it has secured an NIL deal with University of Kentucky basketball player Reed Sheppard to promote WinStar stallion Life Is Good. A freshman guard for John Calipari’s Wildcats, Sheppard was Mr. Kentucky Basketball in 2023 and a McDonald’s All-American. Also honored as the 2022 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year, […]

Always Dreaming’s Brittany’s Dream victorious in stakes debut

Brittany’s Dream, a 3-year-old son of Always Dreaming, registered a determined victory in the $100,000 Louisiana Stallion of the Year Star Guitar Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday, Feb. 24, becoming his sire’s third black-type winner this year. Making his stakes debut, Brittany’s Dream pursued the early pace from mid-pack before moving outside of runners […]

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Brittany’s Dream, a 3-year-old son of Always Dreaming, registered a determined victory in the $100,000 Louisiana Stallion of the Year Star Guitar Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday, Feb. 24, becoming his sire’s third black-type winner this year. Making his stakes debut, Brittany’s Dream pursued the early pace from mid-pack before moving outside of runners […]

Audible filly extends winning streak in $100,000 Maddie May S.

My Mane Squeeze made it three stakes wins in a row Sunday at Aqueduct with a dominating performance in the $100,000 Maddie May S., romping by 4 ¾-lengths. The 3-year-old Audible filly won the Franklin Square S. over the same track a month ago, and closed out her 2-year-old campaign on Oct. 29 with a […]

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My Mane Squeeze made it three stakes wins in a row Sunday at Aqueduct with a dominating performance in the $100,000 Maddie May S., romping by 4 ¾-lengths. The 3-year-old Audible filly won the Franklin Square S. over the same track a month ago, and closed out her 2-year-old campaign on Oct. 29 with a […]

Life’s an Audible rallies to dramatic Sweetest Chant S. (G3) victory

Life’s an Audible unleashed a powerful stretch run to win a three-horse photo in Saturday’s $175,000 Sweetest Chant S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The victory marked the first stakes win for the 3-year-old Audible filly, who previously had finished second in both last month’s Ginger Brew S. at Gulfstream and the Miss Grillo S. (G2) […]

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Life’s an Audible unleashed a powerful stretch run to win a three-horse photo in Saturday’s $175,000 Sweetest Chant S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The victory marked the first stakes win for the 3-year-old Audible filly, who previously had finished second in both last month’s Ginger Brew S. at Gulfstream and the Miss Grillo S. (G2) […]